Analog shut-off tests to commence next week in New York City
The first of several scheduled tests in major broadcast markets to assess viewer preparedness for the February 2009 DTV transition will occur in New York Oct. 28...
American public identifies strong media preference for Obama
Pew Research has found 70 percent of the public say journalists want Sen. Barack Obama to win the presidency, while only 9 percent say the news media favor a victory by Sen. John McCain...
OpenMedia v3.5 offers new tools, third-party integration
The new OpenMedia event calendar module for date and event planning offers improved show planning capabilities...
Thomson announces global roadshow
To date, six U.S. locations are scheduled for the Thomson Editing Tour, which will highlight the new Thomson Grass Valley HDSTORM I/O board....
Echolab MegaKeyMD enhances Overture switcher
The new product offers the ability to mix two auxes on a single output and provide a full-screen video clip store....
RF Central highlights RMR-X6-II diversity receiver at HD World
The RMR-X6-II six-way COFDM diversity receiver employs maximum ratio combining technology and includes features such as on-screen display of stream data....
3 Italia chooses Harmonic’s Rhozet transcoding for European mobile TV service
The company will use the Rhozet Carbon Coder video transcoding solution to deliver mobile TV over its DVB-H network....
Wegener introduces Nielsen SpoTTrac Digital
The SpoTTrac Digital encoder is an encoding and watermarking solution manufactured for The Nielsen Company....
New Indian news channel selects ENPS for news workflow
The iNews TV setup uses ENPS, Omnibus automation and servers and Final Cut Pro for craft editing....
Time Warner Cable’s NY1 to drive file-based news workflow
The Dalet-driven workflow will integrate the entire production, playout and archiving operations. ...
NAB calls for public comment on white space report
Before the commission moves forward on allowing unlicensed white spaces to operate in TV spectrum, the FCC should invite comments on a new report detailing the results of the latest white space prototype tests....
NBC Local Media chooses new direction for local Web sites
NBC is rolling out local Web sites in nine markets that no longer will be seen simply as adjuncts to the network’s stations. ...
KTRK-TV news copter crash claims two lives
A crash of the Houston station’s SkyEye 13 this week killed the aircraft’s pilot and a news photographer. ...
Fujinon to feature ZA series of HD ENG lenses at HD World
The ZA series includes new standard, telephoto and wide-angle HD ENG lenses. ...
MultiDyne to show LiGHTBoX fiber transport at HD World
Applications for the fiber transport include ENG, sports, military and any field application where battery-powered equipment is required....
